The Coldest War: Korea, 1950-1953

A grief stricken American infantryman whose buddy has been killed in action is comforted by another soldier. In the background a corpsman methodically fills out casualty tags, Haktong-ni area, Korea. August 28, 1950. Sfc. Al Chang. (Army)

MAPS

A “Police Action” (1950-1953)

Syngman Rhee

Kim Il-Sung

“Domino Theory”

Why Truman Chose Invasion

• Truman Doctrine

• Domino Theory

• McCarthy’s “Wheeling Speech”

• MacArthur’s Assurances

• “Prestige” in East Asia

• June 27th, U.N. reacts

• General Douglas MacArthur

–Pusan

–Invades Inchon

Mac Arthur on his own Mission

• Yalu River

• “Volunteer” Chinese

April, 1951 – MacArthur fired

Peace Talks

• June 1951

• July, 1953 Truce

WHO WON?

THE COST IN HUMAN LIFE

Casualties in the Korean War

780,000500,000

70,000

30,000

4,500

NK & Chinese soldiersand civiliansSK civilians

SK soldiers

USA soldiers

Other UN soldiers

Demilitarized Zone

McCarthyism and the Red Scare

• Background: A. Mitchell Palmer

Sen. Joseph McCarthy

• Wheeling Speech

• HUAC

• 5th Amendment

Anti-Eggheads

• Julius & Ethel Rosenberg

Too Far?

• Ike and the Army

• Edward R. Murrow

The Hollywood Ten

SPUTNIK

JANUARY 12, 1957

Game 8: Cuba